What You Should Know: - Arrive Health, a provider of real-time benefit tools and integrated solutions that improve patient affordability, today announced the acquisition of a suite of innovative patient engagement and automation technologies developed by UPMC Enterprises and the UPMC Pharmacy Network. - The acquisition adds AI-driven virtual assistant technology and a robust patient management system to its affordability offerings, expanding support for more than 200 million
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Improving Patient Access to Med Services Named Top Priority for Health Systems
What You Should Know: - Improving patient access to medical services remains a top priority for U.S. health systems as they grapple with economic uncertainty and the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has altered patient behavior, according to a new report from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) and KLAS Research. - To address the challenge, health systems are investing in telehealth technology, patient portals and other digital tools, updating their organizational
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Redesign Health Raises $65M to Build Next-Gen Health Startups
What You Should Know: - Redesign Health, a healthcare company that researches, builds and launches other healthcare companies raises $65M in Series C funding led by General Catalyst with participation from CVS Health Ventures, UPMC Enterprises (the innovation and venture capital arm of leading health system UPMC), Eden Global Partners, Euclidean Capital, Samsung Next, TriplePoint Capital, and founding investor Declaration Partners. - In addition, General Catalyst,
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Abridge Secures $12.5M to Power AI-Powered Medical Conversations
What You Should Know: - Abridge, the leader in medical conversation artificial intelligence (AI), today announced an oversubscribed $12.5M Series A-1 led by Wittington Ventures. - The round also had participation from all existing investors including Union Square Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Pillar Venture Capital, and UPMC Enterprises, and new investors including Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio, and Whistler Capital. Automated Solutions to Combat Physician
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UPMC Invests in Kyruus’ Provider Match To Optimize Patient Access
- UPMC, a Pittsburgh-based healthcare provider and insurer, announced it is expanding its strategic partnership with Kyruus to further optimize patient access. - UPMC has been a Kyruus customer since 2019 and now will be directly investing in the company and collaborating on the future development of Kyruus’ ProviderMatch platform. Last year, UPMC expanded its relationship with Kyruus to enable consumers to find care and book appointments — directly into the health system’s electronic
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Cerner/Livongo Exec Joins Quantum Health, UPMC, Other Executive Appointments
Quantum Health, the industry leader in healthcare navigation and care coordination, announced that Zane Burke has joined the company as chief executive officer and member of the company’s Board of Directors. Prior to Quantum Health, Burke most recently chief executive officer of Livongo Health Inc. Burke assumes the role from Quantum Health founder and chief executive officer Kara Trott, who continues in her leadership role as Board Chair and will assist in a seamless transition. Healthcare
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UPMC Spins Out Realyze Intelligence for AI-Based Clinical Intelligence Platform
What You Should Know: - UPMC has launched Realyze Intelligence, a company that uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to identify precise patient populations with chronic diseases and cancer to ensure they receive the most beneficial treatments. - Founded by Gilan El Saadawi, M.D., Ph.D and Aaron Brauser founded in conjunction with UPMC Enterprises, the innovation and commercialization arm of UPMC. - The U.S. healthcare industry spends
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UPMC Health Plan Launches Virtual Concierge for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant Devices
UPMC Voice Assistant Alexa 3 - Fine_Cut_0322 - UPMC Health Plan What You Should Know: - UPMC Health Plan announced today the launch of a Virtual Concierge that will assist commercial plan members with some of their most frequently asked questions related to their benefits and coverage and how to access care and services. - The Virtual Concierge is available 24/7 to provide audible responses and can even send helpful links via messages. - The Virtual Concierge tools directly
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UPMC Spinout Astrata Launches NLP Platform to Improve Value-Based Care
What You Should Know: - UPMC spinout company Astrata launches a natural language processing (NLP) technology platform that allows health insurers to more efficiently analyze unstructured clinical data. UPMC Enterprises, the innovation and commercialization arm of UPMC has incubated and launched Astrata, a digital healthcare quality company. Astrata uses advanced analytics and natural language processing (NLP) to improve value-based care. Founded by Rebecca Jacobson, M.D., M.S. Astrata
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Xealth’s CEO Shares Impact of Digital Health in 2020 and What’s Ahead in 2021
HIT Consultant sat down with Mike McSherry, CEO, and co-founder of Seattle-based digital prescription platform Xealth to discuss digital health lessons learned in 2020 and what we can expect in 2021. As Xealth’s CEO, Mike also works with Duke Health, UPMC, Atrium Health, and The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network where he uses his background in digital health to connect patients and care teams outside of traditional care settings. HITC: In 2021, How can digital
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